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Governments have had little choice but to load up on debt to save their economies. With the crucial support of low interest rates and vast quantitative easing programmes, there is little immediate threat to debt sustainability. But as Jasper Cox reports, nothing lasts forever. -
The EU began its evolution in 2020 in becoming one of the largest issuers in the capital markets. While it was plain sailing for the first few deals, there are bigger tests ahead in 2021, with the EU’s borrowing set to balloon even further in size. Burhan Khadbai reports.
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European left-wing politicians have called on the European Central Bank to cancel government bonds it has bought, to help countries suffering in the aftermath of the coronavirus crisis. But analysts believe this move would create a lot of political pain and little economic gain.
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Governments and “wealthy” private creditors in advanced and emerging economies can reduce the bilateral debts owed by the world’s poorest countries without triggering an outbreak of financial contagion, David Malpass has said.
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HSBC rejigs IB team – LBBW builds up in Asia – MSCI ditches some Chinese stocks
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Politicians across Europe are interested in the idea of the European Central Bank writing off the government bonds it holds, but this looks tricky and potentially not so useful after all.
